Apple A12X Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12X Bionic

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2655 vs 2398

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2655 vs 2398

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
768x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 6 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14230 vs 11037

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 7 Nov 2018
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14230 vs 11037

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2655

2398

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11037

14230

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	2655	2398
PassMark - CPU mark	11037	14230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12X Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Nov 2018	6 Jan 2020
OS Support	iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	734	823
Processor Number	APL1083
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
Transistor count	10 billion	9800 million
L3 cache		11 MB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-4266
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	7
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Sockets supported		FP6
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0